Homology between klebsiella pneumoniae and human aquaporin-4: No evidence for cross-reactivity in neuromyelitis optica. A study on 114 patients

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 929-931

  Jarius, S ^a   Wandinger, K P ^b,c   Platzer, S ^b   Wildemann, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Institute of Experimental Immunology   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; AQUAPORIN 4 ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; KPSP PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN BINDING; AUTOIMMUNITY; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; LETTER; LONGITUDINALLY EXTENSIVE MYELITIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NEURITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AQUAPORIN 4; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CROSS REACTIONS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960011505     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-010-5839-2     Document Type: Letter

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